THE WALL OF FACES

Jack was a friend to all. He could make everyone laugh. He was nicknamed Rabbit because he could run so unbelievably fast. Jack loved my Mama, Ethel Scruggs. He visited her when he was home on leave and shared emotions and feelings about the Vietnam War. He will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! Thank you Jack for allowing me to know you and to love you. Faye Scruggs Grigg

You left behind alot of great memories, not only with your family, but with many friends, too! We will never forget you! We all love you!

Inman's Recreation Director, the venerable Jim Everhart, reported Jack to be a good, very crafty left-handed baseball pitcher. Jack also made sgt. in record time. Jack's dad, "Buck", was a WWII veteran, who enlisted and served, even though he was sighted in only one eye.

We remember Jack as a little boy, He came from a great loving family. Thank you Jack for all you gave for our country. We will always remember you.

Jack Messer grew up on the Mill Hill — the rows of homes built for workers at Inman Mills where the streets were labeled A through H.
Jack and his family lived on F Street. At the end of the road was the ball park and the playground. A few streets away was Inman Mills Baptist Church, where Jack was a member. He graduated from Inman High School.
At age 21, Jack was sent off to fight a war for his country, leaving behind his parents, Marion and Annie. Or, as most of their friends and relatives knew them: Buck and Frog. He also had four sisters, Marie, Judy, Debbie and Cindy, and a brother, Sam.
He was in Vietnam for less than two months when he was killed in the Tay Ninh province on March 12, 1970. He was a sergeant. His body was accompanied on the trip home by his cousin.
He was buried in Roselawn cemetery in Inman.